On October 24, 2026, Prof. Fang Yu attended the 8th Chongde Academic Forum at Shaanxi Normal University’s Chang’an Campus and delivered a keynote speech titled “The Value of Science and the Role of Education”.

Held under the theme “Building an Independent System of Knowledge in Chinese Psychology from a Multidisciplinary Perspective and Serving Chinese-Style Modernization”, the forum was organized by the Institute of Developmental Psychology at Beijing Normal University and co-hosted by the School of Psychology at Shaanxi Normal University and the Shaanxi Psychological Society. More than 400 participants, including experts, scholars, and representatives of faculty and students from universities and research institutions across the country, attended the event.